<p>I am an international student and i need to take the SAT since i want to study in the US. I don’t really need it since the two colleges i’m applying do not ask for it but i was told it can give me extra points and can help me receive more scholarships (which is hard enough as it is since i’m an Int-s.</p>
<p>The books I own:
PR, CB- Blue Book, Barron’s and McGraw-Hill’s</p>
<p>The sections breakdown:</p>
<p>Math – I am very weak in this section, however I have managed to score 96 out of 100 in my math final (mainly thanks to the teacher I had). In Israel, we are divided into groups: 3/4/5 units. I was in the 3 units group. Luckily, I was told the math level on the SAT is similar but not higher to that of the 3 units so I feel confident that with some guidance i can score a decently in this section. And I have the SAT OS on my TI 89T calc.
From reading I understand Gruber’s is recommended for studying for the math section. Should I get the Math study guide or the complete SAT study book?
Is there another book you would recommend for the math section?</p>
<p>CR- English is my strong side this section is alot like my English final and I was in the 5 unit group and I have scored 98 out 100, however I do need to strengthen my vocabulary.</p>
<p>Writing- definitely my strongest side I just need to revise the writing rules and punctuation laws and I’ll be fine.</p>
<p>So how would you advice me to prepare for SAT, I wish to take it on the 1`st of May.
I toke a prep course twice but it was a disaster in both times.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’ve got a great start, and already have the materials most of us would recommend. Grubers is good for math, but I’m not sure I’d bother ordering it since you’ve got so many other materials already. You’ll want to review the math strategies in the book you have, then use your blue book to practice the strategies you’re learning. The actual math on the SAT isn’t that challenging; the hard part is putting the formulas you already understand to good use! The same types of questions do come up over and over, so doing as many practice problems as you can is just about the best prep you can do. If you think you need vocab prep, there’s several threads on the site about vocabulary, but my personal favorite is word-nerd.com Lots of luck to you and let us know if you run across some specific troubles.</p>
<p>actually i was hoping for a recommendation on flash cards or a booklet, something i can carry around in bag and read whenever i can.</p>
<p>as for math. i really do suck at it, will an idiot be able to understand math after using the Gruber’s book?
let’s say i’ll decide to buy it any way, should i just get the math guide or should i get the complete SAT guide?</p>
<p>If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can try this app at Suvobi.com I’ve found it to be nifty and very useful. The great advantage of this is that it’s with you all the time and you can use this whenever you have a few minutes that would otherwise be wasted (such as while waiting for a bus).</p>